Our customers love cans—as long as they aren’t leaking. Double seams are a critical component of packaged beer quality, and this presentation could help you sleep better at night knowing your seams are in good order. Refresh your knowledge of seam fundamentals, examine the importance of both first and second operations, and learn how to recognize the potential impacts from raw material variability. This session also covers proper measurement techniques, seam defects and failures, and corrective actions to help you uphold product quality and consumer safety.

Learning Objectives:

• Get to know the fundamentals of the double seam
• Reinforce the importance of checking both first and second operations
• Discuss full seam tear downs and cross-sections
• Understand the potential impacts of can and lid variability
• Learn about seam defects, causes, and corrections